
Person
Pavel Juráček
Writing · 1935–1989 · Príbram, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Biography
Pavel Juráček was a Czech screenwriter and film director who studied at FAMU. Although not as famous as Miloš Forman or Jiří Menzel, he was an exponent of the Czech New Wave as well. He worked at Prague Barrandov Studios; however after his satirical movie Case for a Rookie Hangman (1970) was shelved, his movie career came to an end.
Known for

House Call
Story
Golden Sixties
Self (archive footage)

On the Great River
Story

Daisies
Story

A Case for a Rookie Hangman
Director
Nevěsta
Creative Producer
Škola detektívky
Writer

Cars Without a Home
Dialogue

Ikarie XB 1
Story

Fruit of Paradise
Creative Producer
Filmography
- 2018CzechMate: In Search of Jiří MenzelSelf
- 2009Golden SixtiesSelf (archive footage)
- 2002The Key for Determining Dwarfs or The Last Travel of Lemuel GulliverBook
- 1990Ark of FoolsCreative Producer
- 1990Larks on a StringCreative Producer
- 1989Škola detektívkyWriter
- 1979House CallStory
- 1978On the Great RiverStory
- 1978Settlement of CrowsStory
- 1971KinoautomatScreenplay
- 1970NevěstaCreative Producer
- 1970Fruit of ParadiseCreative Producer
- 1970A Case for a Rookie HangmanDirector
- 1969Diane's BodyCreative Producer
- 1969Krvavý románScreenplay
- 1969Zvony pana HejhulyScreenplay
- 1967The End of August at the Hotel OzoneStory
- 1966DaisiesStory
- 1966An Occasion to SpeakSelf
- 1966Every Young ManScreenplay
- 1966Nobody Will LaughScreenplay
- 1964The Jester's TaleScreenplay
- 1964Joseph KilianScreenplay
- 1963The Dynamite WatcherScreenplay
- 1963Ikarie XB 1Story
- 1962Black and White SylvaStory
- 1962CeilingStory
- 1959Cars Without a HomeDialogue
- 1958A Box of FilmSelf
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